Boy, 11, killed by hit-and-run driver in Lawndale was dragged half a block, police say

The child was crossing 16th Street from the mouth of one alley to another, between Homan and Christiana, when the driver struck him June 16, authorities said. (Google Maps)

A driver struck and killed an 11-year-old boy running across a street in Lawndale Thursday, dragging the child half a block before stopping briefly, then speeding away, according to police.

The boy, Jalon James, is the third child to be struck and killed by drivers in Chicago in the last two weeks.